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Interestingly, charter schools operate like private schools. [b]Instead of lowering bar, they raise it. [/b]

Why can’t mcps do the same?

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Factually incorrect statement.[/quote]

https://www.city-journal.org/html/new-kind-catholic-school-15326.html

The Cristo Rey Jesuit model has impressive results.

There are other charter schools that do raise the bar and similarly have impressive results.

Does anyone think mcps is a model worth preserving when it comes to closing the gap AND preparing all students (including white kids, native English speakers, etc) for success? Please don’t bother weighing in if your kid landed in a HGC and magnet; your kid is one of the anointed ones receiving a different education than the rest.[/quote]

Dude, that's ONE charter school organization. ONE. It's like saying Michael Jordan is representative of all NBA players. Or like saying application magnets in MCPS are representative of MCPS education overall.[/quote]

KIPP and Cristo Rey are networks with schools in low income black and brown communities across the country.

Point being: there actually is a model that works. Their rigorous approach (that squarely addresses discipline btw) raises the bar, equips students to achieve, and results in college and success.

I’m sure there are others. Why focus on the negative? Why not admit a model works and commit to improving our clearly subpar mcps model? [/quote]

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